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General Content

How Connected Vehicles Work

In 2018, more than 37,000 people were killed needlessly in traffic crashes. In addition to the devastating human toll and suffering from motor vehicle crashes, the American taxpayer supports more...

General Content

The Safety Band: Separating Myths from Facts

The radio waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum (“the spectrum”) include waves as low and long as 30 hertz (Hz) traveling up to 10,000 kilometers, and as high and short as 300 gigahertz...

Significant Regulatory Guidance

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Build America Bureau

The National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau (referenced hereafter as the Build America Bureau or the Bureau) was established by the Secretary of Transportation on July 20,...

Significant Regulatory Guidance

Guidance on reporting disability-related complaints

A July 8, 2003, final rule (68 FR 40488) requires, among other things, that certain certificated U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers record disabilityrelated complaints and submit a summary...